Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-11-18
HORSE BREEDERS MEETING.
Officers EIected.-SOme Changes in
the Constitution.

The annual election of officers and
business meeting of the Eastern Yer
mont Horse Breeders Association was
held at st. Johnsbury on the 9Th inst.
There was good attendance and a
great deal of interest manifested. The
treaSurer's report showed that about
1929 had been received in membership
fees and as a result of the exhibition at
Barton last month, since the organiza-
ton of the association in August. After
paying all premiums and other dis
bursements the association will have
about $50 in the treasury, very hand
/ some showing for an organization
hardly three months old.
These officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, w S Bailey
of East llardwick ; vice president, + G
Williams of Coventry secretary L Il
Hoffman of Lyndon treasurer, 0 II
Mosslnan of Barton. 1t having been
voted to choose an executive commit.
tee of 10, five for three years, five for
two and five for one year, the following
were elected: For three years, Emmett
Hill of West Concord, " Bailey of
East Hardwick, e IL Hoffman Of Lyn-
don, L. G.. Williams of Coventry, OH
Mossman of Barton for two years, G
Ii Fitzgerald of Island Pond, L A Parks
and A s Livingstone of st Johnsbury
j L Parker Of Coventry, J A knowlton
of Newport for one year, j Brigham
OF West Concord, II Hall of Lyndon,
Ora Drew of Danville, S c Kimbull of
Albany, Mitchell Hunt of North Troy.
The first question that came ND for
discussion in the meeting was whether
or not the membership of the society
should be restricted to Caledonia, Or.
leans and Essex counties, and it WIS
finally voted with great unanimity
that the constitution be amended to
restrict membership to these counties.
1t was also voted without opposition
that at future exhibitions all animals
be Judged by points and that a score
card for the use of judges be provided
for the next exhibition.
After an extended and spirited dis
cussion participated in by Gen. circuit,
Messrs. Robinson, Mossman, Williams
and others, it was voted to limit entries
in gentlemen's roadsters at the exhibit
lions of the association to animals that
have never started in any race it was
also voted to have a class of horses
with records which shall be judged by
the same scale of points.
The executive committee adjourned
( to meet at Newport in February. No
time or place for the next public meet
ing of the association was fixed, these
matters being in the hands of the ex-
ecutive committee, but it seemed to be
the opinion of those present that the
next exhibition will be held in st.
Johnsbury and that it will cone before
the county fairs, some time about the
last of August. A majority of those
present seemed to favor u two.days'
meeting. This associa ton is no longer
an experiment. Its affairs are largely
in the hands of young men who COM
bine Judgment with push and it is des-
tined to exert a powerful influence
both for good and for profit among the
farmers of Caledonia, Orleans and Es-
sex counties. One of the most hopeful
signs of this meeting was the disposition
on the part of the members to hold
the association to its original purpose
of breeding good, every day roadsters,
as well as trotters, and not permit the
annual exhibition to degenerate into a
mere horse trot .-Caledonian.